Section 1: Introduction Key stakeholders were invited to participate in the consultation and submissions processes to hear their views, experiences and suggestions for change. These included employers, business and industry groups, unions and advocacy organisations, community groups, government, legal, academic and policy experts, and people affected by workplace sexual harassment. The Commission promoted the consultations and submissions process through the Inquiry website and subscriber list, social media, media opportunities and industry journals. In advance of consultations in each location, targeted communications were sent to organisations and individuals to inform them about upcoming consultations and how they could be involved, and to encourage them or their networks and members to make submissions to the Inquiry. The consultations also provided the Sex Discrimination Commissioner with opportunities to engage with local media. (i) Inquiry website and subscriber list The Inquiry website went live in June 2018.72 The website provided background information about the Inquiry and an option to subscribe for updates. Over the course of the Inquiry, approximately 1,094 people registered their interest and received information and updates through a monthly newsletter. The Commission also provided regular updates and information about the activities of the Inquiry on social media platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram. 56 (ii) Submissions Submissions were accepted from 9 July 2018 to 28 February 2019 and were received in various ways, including through an online form, email or verbally in cases where people needed assistance in making a written submission. The Commission received 460 submissions as part of the Inquiry (Appendix 2). This included: • 318 submissions from individuals, groups of individuals, academics and other experts • 142 submissions from organisations and businesses. Of the 226 submissions from individuals where information was provided about the gender of the person making the submission, the Commission received 190 submissions from women and 33 submissions from men. The Commission also received submissions from people with disability, LGBTQI people, people of CALD backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Commission received 241 confidential submissions, and 219 submissions where the person making the submission requested that it be made public. Public submissions were published on the Inquiry website. As noted above, the Commission de-identified, edited or did not publish some public submissions to protect the identity of the authors and/or third parties or where otherwise appropriate. In total, 195 submissions were published on the Inquiry website.